Metastatic disease of the cavernous sinus: contribution of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging to diagnosis.
The clinical presentation of metastatic disease to the cavernous sinus includes ophthalmoplegia, pain and sensory deficit along the optic or maxillary branches of the trigeminal nerve. The role of a CT scan and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis is discussed. It was found that magnetic resonance imaging is superior to CT scan in demonstrating the cavernous sinus and pontine borders, especially in lymphomatous involvement of these structures.
Merimsky
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Department of Oncology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel.
Reider
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Inbar
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Kovner
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Chaitchik
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D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed